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The Color-Me-Club introduces_New Submission System

#color-me-club:iconcolor-me-club: reports, December 8
The new method the Color-Me-Club will be displaying artwork to its members. The steps to submitting line art, however, remains completely unchanged, so worry not line artists!
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14

Live-Love-Write Updates, Dec. 5, 2009

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 5
Updates from *Live-Love-Write as of December 5, 2009
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13

Feelings Of Autumn Contest Winners

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 4
Feelings of Autumn Contest Winners from *Live-Love-Write
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32

Gaia Online is Hiring!

*Derlaine8:iconDerlaine8: reports, December 3
Gaia Online is Hiring!
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17

Open Admin Positions!

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 2
Admin Positions Open for *Live-Love-Write
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18

Feelings of Autumn Finalists

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 1
Feelings of Autumn Contest Finalist

*Live-Love-Write
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55

The Wonderful World's Fire and Ice Contest

=Wonderful-World:iconWonderful-World: reports, November 30
The Wonderful-World Club :iconwonderful-world: would like to annouce the launch of the "Fire and Ice" Contest for its members.
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13

Agregada categorķa "Members" a los Grupos en dA.

#noticias:iconnoticias: reports, November 24
De acuerdo con el blog del Staff de deviantART, una nueva categoría de miembros ha sido agregada a los futuros Grupos. La misma, denominada Members (miembros), tendrá la habilidad de contribuir a los grupos pero no poderes de moderación. Para más información (en inglés), haz click en el título de esta noticia.


Noticia preparada para =noticias por `kasumichan2003.
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29

Some updates and features on *project-improve!

#project-improve:iconproject-improve: reports, November 23
*project-improve has been a bit quiet over the past few weeks, but we plan on kicking that up now!

We're looking for new members for our team, explaining a bit about the process, and featuring some great work in this article!
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6

UK-BJD group!

*karla-chan:iconkarla-chan: reports, December 11
I am have opened a group for ball jointed doll collectors (BJD) from the UK in hope of grouping us together and networking a bit. The group is up and running and open for submissions and new members etc.

And if your not from the UK you are welcome to watch the group for new doll photo's.
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4

WINGS-OF-FANTASY HAS NOW BECOME AN OFFICIAL GROUP

=Feline-icity:iconFeline-icity: reports, December 12
We'd love to have anyone who's interested in Fantasy Winged themes join our group!!
No comments   Happenings  Last +fav: *Aseamlessbond
4

Beware! [The Truth about the 'Buddy List Virus']

~ryuji90:iconryuji90: reports, 1d 20h ago
Recently, the messege about 'Alfred Hundana (dragon_heart620)' has gained another run about dA. Here is what it's REALLY about.
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4

Looking for Critique, help, or support?

*bobman323:iconbobman323: reports, 11h 6m ago
There's a new group in town, and we're here to draw with you in private sessions, critiques, and events that you can really draw upon!
2 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: *Leah-the-Red
4

Save The Houseboat!

=blakeg14:iconblakeg14: reports, December 10
Nigel (`photonig) needs your help!
Visit page for more info.

Deadline December 24th
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2

NEW CONTEST GROUP OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP (correction)

=Feline-icity:iconFeline-icity: reports, December 12
I'd love to see you at this Group as well as the other Groups that I administrate!!
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1

Rage Against Cowell's Machine

*frando:iconfrando: reports, 7h 48m ago
People of the UK need to shake off Cowell's cowl! Help get Rage Against the Machine the Christmas Number One
2 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~jackburton86
1

Family In Need!!

~David-Griner:iconDavid-Griner: reports, December 11
This is a posting from my blog that I'm trying to get spread as far as possible. This family could use some support, and I have little left to give. Help in any way will be greatly appreaciated! You can donate via PayPal (HelpUsHelpDaniela@gmail.com), or even just by spreading the word around.
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1

(SMS Furry Inside Venezuela)

~FurryInside:iconFurryInside: reports, 2d 2h ago
(SMS Furry Inside Venezuela)
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1

Noticias Varias de la semana.

~FurryInside:iconFurryInside: reports, December 10
Ultimos preparativos para la convencion y otras muchas cosas...
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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

`ArtistsForCharity:iconArtistsForCharity: reports, November 12, 2008
The Artists for Charity Team wants to introduce you the new charity that will be supported: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

We thought the best way to introduce ASAN to you would be to let you read a letter written by Ari Ne'eman.

Dear Artists for Charity:

Thank you for selecting the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) as your charity of choice for your upcoming activities. We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you to maximize its impact. I’ve been asked by Kat Bashaw, an AfC organizer to write a brief letter talking about our activities and perspective and am happy to be able to communicate with you. ASAN is an all-volunteer organization of adults and youth on the autism spectrum. We have numerous chapters in various states across the country as well as in countries outside of the United States. Our aim is to empower autistic people across the lifespan to advocate for ourselves in public policy, media representation, research and all other aspects of autism policy and affairs. In keeping with our mission, our leadership (including myself) consists entirely of adults and youth on the autism spectrum, as does our board of directors.

Later in this letter, I will outline a few of the many areas in which we are working to improve service-delivery and education for adults and youth on the autism spectrum. However, just as important as our work improving services and supports is our advocacy to ensure that the perspective of self-advocates is well represented in the policymaking and media discussions of the autism spectrum. A common battle cry from the disability rights movement is, “Nothing About Us, Without Us,” and as an organization run by and for autistic people, we are concerned by the lack of inclusion of our voices in policymaking about us. As such, we have made one of the focuses of our advocacy the greater representation of autistic self-advocates throughout autism policy. ASAN activists participate in a wide variety of boards, commissions, advisory councils and public comments relating to autism and disability policy issues. Furthermore, our advocacy efforts have secured representation for self-advocates in multiple states on autism policymaking bodies advising legislatures and governors.

We also believe the perspectives of self-advocates must be heard in the context of research issues as well, and as such have been active in lobbying the federal Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the entity charged with overseeing federal autism research funds, to include autistic adults in their decision-making and focus their efforts on service-delivery and education research that will positively impact our lives. Furthermore, through the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership In Research and Education (AASPIRE), we’ve put forward a bold new model for autism and disability-related research where self-advocates and researchers work in tandem throughout all parts of the research process, from the selection of the topic to the design and implementation of the research. As a result, more ethical, scientifically sound, socially relevant, and effective research can be undertaken, better serving the needs of the autistic community.

Over the course of our efforts, we’ve been involved in a number of types of activism, including systems change, advocacy and grassroots mobilization. Our efforts have included raising public outcry in response to a multi-million dollar ad campaign spreading misinformation about children with disabilities. In response to the NYU Child Study Center’s “Ransom Notes” ads, we mobilized over twenty disability rights organizations from across the country and coordinated a response of thousands of people from around the world to protest the portrayal of children with disabilities as kidnap victims. To raise awareness of abuse against autistic students, we helped organize a national response to the “voting out” of six-year old Alex Barton, a student on the spectrum in Florida. We continue to work with Alex’s mother, Melissa, as well as parents and self-advocates in Florida to block regulation that would enable teachers to utilize dangerous restraint against students in an abusive and unsupervised fashion. As members of the Alliance for the Prevention of Restraint, Aversive Interventions and Seclusion, we lobby against the use of abusive practices against students and adults with disabilities of all kinds. Our grassroots mobilization efforts have been effective in other areas, such as fighting against the forced institutionalization of autistic adolescents, responding to misinformation about autistic people in the media and calling public attention to the needs and rights of adults on the spectrum in areas like employment, housing and community living supports.

Through our advocacy arm, we’ve made one of our top priorities supporting greater opportunities for autistic adults to live in the community. Our activists contributed to the development of the nation’s first Medicaid Waiver for autistic adults in Pennsylvania, providing funding for community living supports for up to two hundred adults on the autism spectrum. Furthermore, ASAN representatives serve on the New Jersey Olmstead Implementation and Planning Advisory Council, providing advice and oversight to New Jersey’s efforts to move adults with developmental disabilities of all kinds out of institutions and into the community. Through efforts such as these and others, we hope to promote a state of affairs where everyone will have the opportunity to live in the community and we can relegate the forced institutionalization of our people to the dustbin of history.

Our activism has extended into other arenas as well. Recently, representatives of our Maryland chapter contributed to the passage of a stronger bullying prevention law, addressing a crucial concern of many students on the spectrum. Our Speaker’s Bureau often works with universities and secondary schools to call attention to the importance of respecting neurological diversity, just as we have come to better respect racial, religious, gender and other types of diversity over the years. We also have worked closely with state government entities, relating to fields such as vocational rehabilitation and education, to craft policies for service-delivery that better fit the needs of autistic people across the lifespan.

We’ve accomplished all this and much more in the span of two short years, relying on dedicated volunteers, grassroots mobilization and a belief in the importance of having our voices heard. This is one of our first efforts at raising funds to support our work and we truly appreciate that Artists for Charity has chosen to support us. I would be glad to answer any of your questions and I look forward to working with you all in the future to support our efforts to secure a better future for the autistic community. Thank you once again for standing with us in this important effort, as we aim to create a world that understands that disability is no less a civil rights issue than race, religion or sexual orientation and that accepts neurological diversity as equal to the many other forms of diversity that our society benefits from and celebrates.

Regards,
Ari Ne'eman
Founding President
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.autisticadvocacy.org

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=YukiMizuno Nov 12, 2008, 7:20:41 AM
:clap: I've read the whole letter (without being distracted, miraculously), and I would love to be a part of this. I have Aspergers on the Autistic Spectum myself, and I'll even contact my mom about this and see what she thinks. :)

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~aspirin111 Nov 12, 2008, 7:27:14 AM
wheres the "tl:dr"????

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*Ryugexu Nov 12, 2008, 9:03:55 AM
'abuse and unsupervised means of teaching'?

I didn't think that happened in America anymore :o

Like what?

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=YukiMizuno Nov 12, 2008, 10:06:12 AM
I think it means something like this.

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But, then again, I could be wrong. :shrug:

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`karyaazure Nov 12, 2008, 2:02:40 PM
Brilliant. I work with this population daily and am happy to see them supported :)

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=Norbert2009 Nov 12, 2008, 4:47:58 PM
I have a small cousin who is presently affected by Autistic problems. I readed this article and truly I do beleive that this is a wonderful cause.

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*Ryugexu Nov 12, 2008, 6:52:39 PM
Ah- that makes a lot more sense.

The way it was worded in the artistsforcharity made it seem like it was purposeful abuse+neglect.

Thanks for the link, I think its what they meant. ^^;

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=YukiMizuno Nov 12, 2008, 7:17:22 PM
No problem. :)

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